noun:

• bardo; state (or period) of intermediate existence between one's death and rebirth (in Japan, 49 days) - Buddhism term ➜ 中陰

noun:

• lead position; first position (in a string) - IT term

noun:

• Pindola; Pindola Bharadvaja (one of four Arhats asked by the Buddha to remain in the world to propagate Buddhist law) - Buddhism term

noun:

• Special Measures Law for USFJ Land Release (1952); Special Measures Law for US Military Bases (in Okinawa)

noun:

• carry-back; bringing the ball back to one's own position (in rugby) - Sports term
• carryback; carrying over a deduction or credit from a prior year to the current year (to reduce income tax) - Economics term

noun:

• one's opinion on life and death; life-and-death issue (e.g. in religion)

noun:

• hypercholesterolemia; hypercholesterolaemia (excess of cholesterol in the bloodstream)

noun:

• large ball; giant ball (e.g. as pushed by competing teams in a school sports day)

expression / noun:

• Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling) - four character idiom

noun:

• line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)

expression:

• time to pay the piper; time to pay the land tax (in kind) [literal]

noun:

• keen eyesight; the eyesight of Lilou (character with superior eyesight in ancient Chinese folklore) [literal] - archaism - idiom

noun:

• golden cuttlefish (Sepia esculenta); cuttlefish (any species in the family Sepiidae)

noun:

• the press; (in the) newspapers

noun:

• gloss; sheen (surface quality found in unglazed pottery) ➜ 艶【つや】

noun:

• brown meat (crab); miso-like paste found inside a crab's (and arthropods in general) intestinal area
• miso mixed with crab innards or scraps

adverb:

• a very short while ago; very early (e.g. in the morning)

noun:

• congagement; containment and engagement (in foreign affairs) - obscure term

noun:

• komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)

noun:

• bardo; state (or period) of intermediate existence between one's death and rebirth (in Japan, 49 days) - Buddhism term ➜ 中陰・四有

noun:

• little emperor; spoilt only child (in China)

noun:

• red Fuji; when Mt Fuji appears red because of the sun's rays (esp. in the early morning from late summer to early autumn)

adverb / noun / adjectival noun / ~する noun:

• bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm) - onomatopoeia

noun:

• Hojo clan symbol; Hojo family crest (three triangles in a triangular pattern)

noun:

• non-support; disapproval (e.g. in an opinion poll)